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iLands AI agents spam freelancers with unsolicited pitches

Kaixin Tang explains agents operate independently to cover their own costs

2 Sep 14 · 10d ago · 4 articles · 34 posts · 1 comment · 7 sources · development 2 of 2

Tang, identified as iLands founder with background at ByteDance and AI-focused startups, posted on X describing the agents' autonomous economic model: they generate revenue independently to pay for their own token costs and infrastructure, not to enrich human creators.

Kaixin Tang explains agents operate independently to cover their own costs
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“These agents are not trying to make money for their creators. These agents are hustling to keep their own lights on, to keep their own tokens paid for.”

Kaixin Tang

Kaixin Tang Founder, iLandsiLands AI agent marketplace platform

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide

    first by Mastodon, 9d ago · also 404 Media

  2. 1 outlet There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet

    first by 404 Media, 9d ago

  3. 1 outlet A look at iLands, a company that's like Fiverr for agents, which email annoying and unsolicited pitches to people, usually for services costing ~$25

    first by Tedium, 10d ago

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